Okay.. I might be the unluckiest person right now. I just decided to save money to upgrade my PC to a new case and fan and basically sh*t happens.
I have no idea what happened. After coming back from college I turned on my extension cord and when I turn on my PC my PSU(SeaSonic SS-650HT) there was a little explosion. I immediately turned off the power from the extension cord, half blinded by the light and discomforted by the smell of burnt plastic. I tried to turn it on again after a few minutes and it basically doesn't work. This PSU was suppose to last for a couple of years and it died before reaching it's first. WTH happened? Note that did this happen once back in July when I turned on my PC in my new house rent(moved out for college) but the PC still works without flaw until today. I reassembled my PC(thankfully there doesn't seem to be any burn marks on any of my hardware), cleaning it in the process and crossing my fingers that it would turn on like I did after the first explosion but I guess it wasn't meant to be. I have no idea why my PC blew up like this in this new house rent but now I know I have to have some sort of protection. So I'm looking for a surge protector or an UPS.
This city I live in, I think brownouts happen, but not severely just a little light flickering for a second and back to normal, though black outs happen often, sometimes up to 3 times a month. I know with blackouts regularly happening I should get myself an UPS instead of surge protectors but considering the price I rather get a SP to avoid things like this happening. Plus I can get an SP with 4000joules half the price I can get for an UPS with only 500-800VA. I honestly prefer to get the SP than the UPS but considering I don't really know what happens to my PC if a blackout suddenly happen I rather ask for expert advice first. What do you think?
Also another thing, would SeaSonic replace my PSU completely considering it didn't reach it's first year or just replace it partially? Anyone that has a similar experience, a reply would be greatly appreciated.
I have no idea what happened. After coming back from college I turned on my extension cord and when I turn on my PC my PSU(SeaSonic SS-650HT) there was a little explosion. I immediately turned off the power from the extension cord, half blinded by the light and discomforted by the smell of burnt plastic. I tried to turn it on again after a few minutes and it basically doesn't work. This PSU was suppose to last for a couple of years and it died before reaching it's first. WTH happened? Note that did this happen once back in July when I turned on my PC in my new house rent(moved out for college) but the PC still works without flaw until today. I reassembled my PC(thankfully there doesn't seem to be any burn marks on any of my hardware), cleaning it in the process and crossing my fingers that it would turn on like I did after the first explosion but I guess it wasn't meant to be. I have no idea why my PC blew up like this in this new house rent but now I know I have to have some sort of protection. So I'm looking for a surge protector or an UPS.
This city I live in, I think brownouts happen, but not severely just a little light flickering for a second and back to normal, though black outs happen often, sometimes up to 3 times a month. I know with blackouts regularly happening I should get myself an UPS instead of surge protectors but considering the price I rather get a SP to avoid things like this happening. Plus I can get an SP with 4000joules half the price I can get for an UPS with only 500-800VA. I honestly prefer to get the SP than the UPS but considering I don't really know what happens to my PC if a blackout suddenly happen I rather ask for expert advice first. What do you think?
Also another thing, would SeaSonic replace my PSU completely considering it didn't reach it's first year or just replace it partially? Anyone that has a similar experience, a reply would be greatly appreciated.